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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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